. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 422 of interorbital region, which is slightly convex ; occipital region convex ; lips moderatel)^ developed; praemaxillary teeth forming a short and broad band; movable mandibular teeth ^ diameter of eye, 19 to 21 in number. Maxillary barbel with a narrow marginal membrane at base, nearly as long as head, extending to base of pectoral spine ; mandibular barbels with slender simple branches, outer nearly twice as long as inner. Gill-opening not extending below base of
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Fishes; Freshwater animals. 422 of interorbital region, which is slightly convex ; occipital region convex ; lips moderatel)^ developed; praemaxillary teeth forming a short and broad band; movable mandibular teeth ^ diameter of eye, 19 to 21 in number. Maxillary barbel with a narrow marginal membrane at base, nearly as long as head, extending to base of pectoral spine ; mandibular barbels with slender simple branches, outer nearly twice as long as inner. Gill-opening not extending below base of pectoral fin. Occipito- nuclial shield simply convex, rugose and pitted, 1| to 1J times as long as broad, ending in two blunt points. Humeral process covered with granular asperities, 1^ times as long as broad, acutely pointed, not Fig. tSifuodontis victories. Type (F. N.). k. extending so far back as occipito-nuchal process. Dorsal I G-7 ; spine straiglit, f lenLjth of head, smooth in front, feebly serrated behind. Adipose dorsal 4 to 5 times as long as deep, 1§ to 2 times as long as its distance from rayed dorsal. Anal IV 8. Pectoral spine a little shorter than licad, not reaching ventral, feebly serrated on outer side, strongly on inner. Caudal deeply forked, upper lobe the longer. Caud^il peduncle as long as deep or slightly longer. Brown above, white beneath, the brown parts with rather large round darker spots, which may be very indistinct. Total length 2-30 millim. Lake Victoria. ]. Typo. -• TyP^ Entebbe. Buo-ano-ii. Mr. E. Deoen (C).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, Albert, 1858-1937. Codicote, Herts. [Eng : Wheldon and Wesley
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